The Bikes

We work hard in selecting our bike ranges, choosing only brands we know will deliver the very best products year after year. We are long term partners with some of cycling’s biggest brands including industry leaders Trek and Specialized to deliver a comprehensive range of bikes to cover all ages, abilities and riding styles.

We pride ourselves on the knowledge and expertise of our staff, each highly trained and able to offer the best possible advice to ensure you find the right bike for your needs.

As riders ourselves we want bikes that perform in the real world, and it’s this ride after ride dependability that we hope to bring our customers, ensuring many happy miles of easy and enjoyable cycling.

We place safety before all else and if you buy a bike from us you can be sure it has been rigorously checked on assembly so that you can be confident it will perform perfectly on the road or trail.

All bikes need regular care and maintenance and that’s why we offer as standard a free first service voucher with every bike sale to get you off on the right track. Our workshop is manned by skilled Cytech accredited technicians with a wealth of product technical knowledge spread across cycling’s many disciplines. Alongside our workshop we also stock a wide range of tools, parts, cleaners and lubes to help keep your pride and joy running as sweetly as the day it rolled out of our workshop.

We offer bikes through Cycle to Work scheme and also have Credit Finance options available for bike purchases.

Our Bike Brands

Trek

Trek bikes have been in our store since the first day we first opened. Their continual drive to improve the humble bicycle is what ensures we are never disappointed with the range. Trek offer innovative and dependable bikes across a full range of modern cycling disciplines which ensures we can always the perfect bike for your needs. Manufacturing bicycles since 1975, Trek have become one of the worlds largest and best loved cycle brands. Based from their manufacturing facility in Wisconsin USA Trek distribute to over 90 countries worldwide.

Specialized

Specialized manufactured the worlds first mass production mountain bike and have been involved with the sport since its conception. These days their range extends far beyond just mountain and road bikes but everything they build carries something of their heritage and expert knowledge gleamed from years on the forefront of cycle development. Their range covers mountain, road, commute, tour and urban and includes both women specific and children’s bikes. In recent years they have been pioneers in the use of carbon fibre in both road and mountain bike frames and manufacture everything from entry level to high performance cycles.

Santa Cruz

Since 1993 Santa Cruz bicycles have been building bikes that have challenged existing trends in mountain biking. With an ethos of ‘simple advanced’ Santa Cruz have designed to offer outstanding riding characteristics and easy handling in a bike that’s technically advanced. Known primarily for their suspension designs, they have consistently crafted their maverick approach into new and creative designs that are acclaimed by cycle journalists and hugely popular with riders.

Frog

Frog were born from the idea that children’s bikes should be light enough for their riders to manage easily. With some children’s models weighing as much as their riders, bike weight and manageability was clearly a big hurdle for the young cyclist. With this in mind Frog set out to develop a range of children’s bikes that were lighter and more accessible. The result is a rage of great value bikes that give children greater freedom to ride, learn and progress.

Brompton

These UK built bikes are a triumph of innovation, winner of multiple design awards the Brompton folding bicycle with its impressive handling characteristics, compact and easily deployed fold out performs everything in its class. The Brompton design has converted many a naysayer into a die-hard folding bicycle enthusiast. Part of the charm of this impressive little bicycle is what a joy it is to ride. Its nimble handling injects smiles into the morning commute, folding in seconds to an easily portable or stowable size. With a range of models, accessories and luggage options your Brompton bike can be chosen and modified to perfectly fit your needs.

Bikes that fit

With the huge amount of choice available today finding the right bike can involve a lot of decisions. One of the most important aspects of finding the right bike is fit. Selecting the right size frame (and with mountain and children’s bikes also the best fit of wheel size) is crucial to getting the best handling, pedal efficiency and enjoyment from your riding. Your ride position needs to be comfortable enough for long periods in the saddle and the bike must fit well enough to ensure good handling.

When you buy a bike from Summit Cycles our staff will go through a sizing and fitting process to ensures that you have the right frame size and that all primary ergonomic adjustments like saddle height, handlebar hight and brake lever reach adjustment are set up to suit your size.

Bike fitting.

But bike fitting doesn’t end there. For performance cycling there are a multitude of other options, part swaps and adaptations that can be made to make sure that every aspect of your bike is tuned perfectly to fit it’s rider.

For this purpose we offer a dedicated bike fitting service.

With bike fit, we offer various levels of service depending on the aspects of fitting that are explored and the depth assessment required. A basic bike fit consultation will usually last around one hour and involves one of our trained bike fitting specialists measuring and assessing the rider both on and off bike in order to calculate optimal ride and fit positioning. We look initially into the standard ergonomics of positioning, aspects like saddle hight and position, handlebar height and reach adjustment and will offer advice on settings and component options.

For an even more detailed bike fitting we offer the Trek Precision Fit program. Precision Fit offers a fully tailored solution to help riders maximise performance and comfort. For more information see the Precision Fit tab on this page.

If you are interested in a bike fitting consultation please call the store and speak to one of our staff who will be happy to discuss your fitting requirements and quote for a consultation.

Bike fitting is way more than just finding the right sized bike, it has become a precise science built from years of careful measurement and experimentation by the worlds top trainers and athletes. With this insight, a solid understanding has been gained of how best our physical frame can interact with a bike to deliver maximum performance and comfort.

(1) Ride Tune and Cleat Adjustment

Involves an interview and on bike assessment of body position that will highlight any basic sizing, positioning or set up issues that may be better optimised.

Ride Tune is helpful in assessing correct sizing and to check that component choice like saddle, handlebar and stem are all appropriate for the rider. It offers a simple body positioning tune-up that will help you get the most from an existing or new bike.

Ride Tune offers none of the detailed measuring and assessment of a Precision Fit but is a simple and effective way to highlight any component, sizing or set up issues that may hamper performance.

Correct cleat positioning plays a key role in comfortable and efficient bike set up. Cleat alignment, adjustment and rider stance width are covered for a single pair of shoes. Setup for additional pairs of shoes can be added at £10 per pair.

Price for Ride Tune and Cleat Adjustment on Time Trial or Triathlon bike: £85.00

*(This fit is available at the discounted rate of £50 for riders who do not use cleated pedal systems)

(2) Trek Precision Fit

Trek have worked with cycling’s top athletes for many years in development of race winning bikes and technology, their knowledge and expertise in this field is unrivalled. Trek precision fit takes the knowledge they have gained and applies it to you and your bike, allowing you to benefit from a set of truly personalised individual bike and equipment set up recommendations, designed to increase your comfort, maximise your performance and enhance the enjoyment of your ride.

A Precision Fit consultation lasts around 2 – 3 hours and comprises a detailed physical biometric analysis during which our fit consultant will accurately measure the specifics of your body geometry. This information is then used to calculate where performance or comfort gains can be made for the rider.

A trek consultation then proceeds with analysis in the following areas:

Starting Position: The starting point for any fitting assessment is an analysis of your existing riding position.

Review and follow up: At the end of your consultation you will receive a document that outlines the findings of the fit consultation and highlights any recommended changes to equipment. This document will guide you towards applying the recommendations of the fit and will help you make the most of your consultation. Your fit consultant will also be able to order parts changes and book workshop slots for cycle upgrades and modifications discussed during consultation.

Our full Trek Precision Fit package includes:

Interview. A discussion about your current bike set up and sizing, past injuries, and any discomfort experienced whilst riding your bike.

Physical evaluation. Involves detailed tests on a rider’s flexibility and available range of movement.

Measurements are recorded, allowing the fitter to build up a rider profile.

Review of adjustments made. New position recorded, along with any recommendations.

Personalized Bike Fit report emailed post fit.

Correct cleat positioning plays a key role in comfortable and efficient bike set up. Cleat alignment, adjustment and rider stance width are covered for a single pair of shoes. Setup for additional pairs of shoes can be added at £10 per pair.

Estimated time 2 hours 45 minutes.

Price for Trek Precision Fit on Standard Road Bike – £120.00

Price for Trek Precision Fit on Time Trial or Triathlon Bike – £140.00

To discuss or book a Bike Fitting appointment please contact Jim H. in store.

Fantastic ride home.Everything’s so much better I’m in wonderment. It’s like the intro from the old TV show the ‘bionic man’, faster, lighter, smoother.